NASA brought out the big guns this week to rally the Orion workforce with an address aimed at highlighting the “huge amount of progress” that has been made on the spacecraft, urging workers to avoid getting “distracted” by budget uncertainties. Orion is moving ever-closer to its first trip into space, with the Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) still on track for September, 2014.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully achieved a contingency landing scenario on Wednesday, returning under just two…
With the Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) mission now at the T-15 months stage, Orion…
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy – that is set to launch the…
The first Orion set to launch into space is now looking more like an actual…
An agreement has been signed with the United States Navy to provide splashdown recovery support…
Launch Abort System (LAS) hardware for the Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) mission has arrived…
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) have provided a report to NASA administrator Charlie Bolden…
NASA’s first Orion to head into space is continuing to be pieced together, with a…
Both the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion crew capsule have continued their wind…
The Exploration Flight Test Orion (EFT-1) is into its first month of outfitting operations, aimed…
After a somewhat unhappy childhood, that included an abrupt and costly cancellation, the Orion program…
Preparations for Orion’s first journey into space are accelerating, as flight controllers at the Johnson…
The Orion Program is continuing to push forward at a lively pace, as the first…
A significant amount of refurbishment work is taking place at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC),…
The Orion Parachute Test Vehicle (PTV) is on track for its drop test on February 29…
Engineers at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans are making good progress with…
The first launch into space for NASA’s new Orion spacecraft is expected to receive a…
The Exploration Test Flight (EFT-1) Orion has received its hatch door panel on one of…
